Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Latest gossip from Craft Gossip

Tutorial: “You” and “Me” accent pillows

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 07:13 AM PDT

Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar shows how to make these “you” and “me” accent pillows.  Make a pair for your living room as a whimsical invitation for visitors to make themselves at home.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar]

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National Scrapbooking Day at Studio Calico

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT

Join the Design Team at Studio Calico on National Scrapbooking Day for inspiration, live chats, challenges and an online crop! The fun starts at 10:00 am EST and continues until 7:00 pm EST. Click here for more information

New Release: Stamp of Life

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:04 AM PDT

image by Joanna Studer and Stamps of Life

The Stamps of Life has just released 3 fun new clear stamp sets, a fun alphabet, floral squares and a great set for Dad. Click here to see what’s new.

-Heather

Tips and Ideas: Layering on Your Pages

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT

This article on the Get it Scrapped blog discusses several ways you can incorporate layering on your scrapbooking projects. Click here to go to article.

Tutorial: Make a stylish cap from a t-shirt

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:44 AM PDT

Kalleen from At Second Street guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make a cap from a t-shirt. Flower embellishments right above the brim add a feminine touch.   Go to the tutorial.

[photo from U Create]

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Tutorial: Flower motif for a t-shirt using appliqued ribbon and decorative stitching

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Beverly from Flamingo Toes shows how she used created the flower motif for this t-shirt with appliqued ribbon and decorative stitching.  I love how the two flower motifs overlap!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Flamingo Toes]

[via Someday Crafts]

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Tutorial: Sew Stylish wrist pincushions

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:11 AM PDT

As part of the Celebrating Mom series, Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs at Ruffles and Stuff with a tutorial showing how to make these Sew Stylish wrist pincushions. I’m lovin’ the flower petals that peek out around the bottom of the pincushion!!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Ruffles and Stuff]

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Tutorial: Watercolor Crayons

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:00 AM PDT

Join Donna Downey for Inspiration Wednesday as she shows you how to use watercolor crayons. Click here to go to tutorial.

National Scrapbooking Day Event at Paperclipping

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Join the Paperclipping team at 1 pm PSt for a special event to mark National Scrapbookg Day, this Saturday May 1st. As part of the event the show will be running a drive to collect scrapbooking supplies to help children under state custody make Life Books. For more information on how you can help click here.

Inspiration du Jour – Our Baby

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:00 AM PDT

Get ,ore inspiration from her gallery.

Cosmetics Going Green

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:00 AM PDT

We all know that eating fruits and veggies is good for our health. But these super foods are also very good for our skin and cosmetic companies have integrated them into many of their products. According to this article on treehugger, the natural and organic personal care products category grew 29% in 2008. Natural Foods Merchandiser lists seven exotic botanicals that…

Tutorial: T-shirt bangles

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 10:17 PM PDT

Here is another “stash busting” idea.  This tutorial is from Little Blue Boo who makes upcycled children’s clothing, so she has a stash of fabric to make these t-shirt bangles.  You can find the tutorial for the braided bangles here and the larger bangles were inspired by this how-to on V & Co.

Tutorial: Sew a Ruffle Me Up! easy going top from two t-shirts

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:58 PM PDT

Brassy Apple joins in the Spring Top Week fun with a tutorial showing how to make this fabulous Ruff’le Me Up t-shirt.  I love love love this shirt!!  It’s stylish and on-trend, but it’s also loose and easy-going.  It’s a go-to comfy shirt for times when you need (or want) to look a little more dressed up.  You can make one out…

Video tutorial: How to mark and sew darts

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 06:46 PM PDT

Threads Magazine continues their Teach Yourself to Sew video series with a pair of video tutorials showing how to mark darts and then how to sew them.  Darts allow you to pinch out extra bits of fabric to help create shaping.  They’re particularly helpful when making blouses and skirts.  Go to the video tutorials. (You’ll have to scroll through the video links; the tutorials…

Time for Glass Fest in Corning…almost!

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:44 PM PDT

I think  mentioned this event a couple of months ago and I’m bringing it up again as the draws near. It’s Glass Fest being held in the Gaffer District in Corning, NY. The Corning Museum of Glass is one of the many sponsors and the event is being held from May 27-30, 2010. There are many events associated with Glass Fest including…

Tutorial: Mother’s Day felt business card holder

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Linda lives in Italy and is a wife and mother and she operates her site called "Pane, Amore e Creativita". You can follow her on Facebook “Bread, Love and Creativity”.  She has a neat site and I hope you enjoy this easy to follow tutorial with instructions and pictures.   How cute are these sweet little business card holder?  As Mother’s…

It’s new: Patchwork zebra softie PDF pattern

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 03:06 PM PDT

The pattern for this patchwork zebra softie is new from Laura from We Wilsons.  Isn’t he a cutie??  His stripes are made from pieced fabric.  To celebrate the release, she’s giving away 500 free downloads.  After the first 500 downloads, you can buy the pattern for $6.00 (US) in her Etsy shop.  Read more about the pattern and get the free download.

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Tutorial: Door-sized “First Place” ribbon

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 02:48 PM PDT

Prudent Baby shows how to make a version of the classic First Place ribbon.  She shows it as a birthday decoration, with the number in the center marking the child’s age.   You could also change the number to a seasonal motif for a holiday decoration.  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Prudent Baby]

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Cookie Decorating School

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:30 PM PDT

I have way too many degrees as it is, but I’d so love a phD in cookies. Bridget of Bake at 350 has created the University of Cookie, a place for learning (on the internet, that is) the art of cookie decorating through video tutorials.  The introductory video covers a classic how-do-I? for novice (and not so novice) cookie decorators:…

SRE tutorial: Cosmos

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:14 PM PDT

Carol Daisy shows us how to stitch these beautiful silk-ribbon cosmos. I especially like her technique for creating the raised centers. See the tute.

Inspiration: Pin Pals

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Wee cross-stitchery mounted on buttons, which are then attached to barrettes. Awwwwwwww. See more on the blog of the makers, Pin Pals.

Submit your unexpected embroidery to Hoopla

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:00 PM PDT

Your work could be in the new book that Leanne Prain is putting together for Arsenal Pulp Press. Leanne’s blog says,

Hoopla: The Art of Unexpected Embroidery rebels against the traditional notions of quaint embroidery with motifs of flowers and songbirds. The book will feature unusual stitch work on a variety of surfaces and textures…Hoopla will demonstrate that modern embroidery artists are as…

Moomintroll on the prowl

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:59 PM PDT

I can’t read anything on this website but check out the insanely cute Moomin paper cut toys!

Not familiar with the Finn Family Moomintroll? Check out the books by Tove Jansson

More Moomin madness on Etsy:

Moomin zippered pouch by hapsitukka

Moomin Rules necklace by that kate on Etsy.

Another cute zippered pouch in Handmadebymai’s shop.

Moomin Amigurumi pattern

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Tutorial: Crinkled scarf

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:58 PM PDT

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff continues the Celebrating Mom series with a tutorial showing how to make this lightweight crinkle scarf.  Isn’t it pretty?  Get the how-to.

[photo from Ruffles and Stuff]

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Celebration: A Muse Stamps Birthday

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 12:53 PM PDT

image by A Muse

A Muse rubber stamps is celebrating their 9th birthday! Happy Birthday! Check their blog each day for 9 days for lots of exciting news and happenings.

-Heather